[New York]: Viking Press, [1991]. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Great presentation signed by the author on the half title page to the owner of the Hungry Mind / Ruminator book store. Bound in the publisher's original quarter black cloth and light grey boards with the spine stamped in gilt. Dust jacket.

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In the spring of 1926, the Soderbjerg brothers, Ray and Roy, plunge into radio and launch station WLT (With Lettuce and Tomato) to rescuer their failing restaurant and become the Sandwich Kings of South Minneapolis. For the next quarter century, the “Friendly Neighbor” station produces a dazzling array of shows and stars, including Leo LaValley, Dad Benson, Wingo Beals, Slim Graves and Little Buddy, chain-smoking child star Marjery Moore, and blind baseball announcer Buck Steller. Francis With, a shy young man from North Dakota, entranced by radio, gets into WLT through his uncle Art and quickly becomes the Soderbjerg's right hand. Soon Francis is a budding announcer adored by Lily Dale, the crippled nightingale of WLT kept hidden from her fans, whose firing contributes to the downfall of the station. And then comes television.

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Bookseller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9004146
Title: Wlt: A Radio Romance
Author: Keillor, Garrison
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st
ISBN 10: 0670818577
ISBN 13: 9780670818570
Publisher: Viking Press
Place of Publication: [New York]
Date Published: [1991]
Keywords: Signed; Fiction

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